May 22nd, 2013 at 12:48AM

lostsplendor:

Arrow Collar: Illustrations by J.C Leyendecker, 1910s (via rompedas)

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May 21st, 2013 at 5:14PM
indypendent-thinking: 1924 wedding photo of Cornelia Vanderbilt

indypendent-thinking:

1924 wedding photo of Cornelia Vanderbilt

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May 20th, 2013 at 6:43PM
retrowunderland: Vintage Lingerie…Embroidered silk tap pants and bra, early 1920s

retrowunderland:

Vintage Lingerie…Embroidered silk tap pants and bra, early 1920s

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May 19th, 2013 at 11:10PM
houseofwindsor: Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon

houseofwindsor:

Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon

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May 18th, 2013 at 8:06PM
Zippos from Vietnam

Zippos from Vietnam

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May 18th, 2013 at 7:32PM

todaysdocument:

President Franklin Roosevelt signed the ambitious but controversial Tennessee Valley Authority Act 80 years ago on May 18, 1933, to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression.  

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May 18th, 2013 at 12:59AM

walzerjahrhundert:

Art Nouveau restaurant in Paris,France: “La Fermette Marbeuf”, originally created around 1898-1900 as the dining room of Hôtel Langham, then covered up when the style had become unfashionable.It was rediscovered by accident in 1978 and then restored to life.

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May 17th, 2013 at 6:34PM

classicalbritain:

Babington House - Somerset, England

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May 17th, 2013 at 11:04AM
my-ear-trumpet: willigula: WWI poster by Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin, Russian Empire A 1914 poster prepared for a charity clothing drive sponsored by the All-Russian Land Union by an important Russian artist and stage designer. Korovin often worked in the manner of Impressionists, but for this poster, he turns for inspiration to the archetypal image from Russian antiquity, that of Dmitri Donskoi, the first Russian national hero figure. The viewer is left with the feeling that ignoring the drive is really not an option, and that participation is a civic duty of every citizen. A highly desirable, often reproduced poster (see e.g., Baburina, Russian Posters of WWI).

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willigula:

WWI poster by Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin, Russian Empire

A 1914 poster prepared for a charity clothing drive sponsored by the All-Russian Land Union by an important Russian artist and stage designer. Korovin often worked in the manner of Impressionists, but for this poster, he turns for inspiration to the archetypal image from Russian antiquity, that of Dmitri Donskoi, the first Russian national hero figure. The viewer is left with the feeling that ignoring the drive is really not an option, and that participation is a civic duty of every citizen. A highly desirable, often reproduced poster (see e.g., Baburina, Russian Posters of WWI).

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May 15th, 2013 at 8:18PM

chrisgaffey:

Sensuous Steel : Art Deco Automobiles:  The magnificent 1936 Delahaye 135M Competition Coupe, described as a ‘Paris Gown on wheels’ was designed by Figoni & Falaschi, a ‘Couturier of the automobile’ and featured a stunning leather interior by Hermés.

Currently on show at at the Frist Centre for the Visual Arts, Nashville.

Photograph © 2013 Peter Harholdt

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